Intro: Bm G Bm G Bm G Bm A Verse 1: This is the story Bm G of a man that I know Bm G A man with a heart of gold Bm G But a body becoming weak Bm A And a mind that let him go
Verse 2: This is the story of Bm G a man and his wife Bm And how she died of G that same disease Bm How he stayed with G her after her spirit Bm left But he won't A remember her death and Chorus 1: Bm G It's a deadly dull F#m Like a sword stuck Bm in its sheath A mind G once sharp and full F#m Now clouded and diseased Chorus 2: G Bm What's it like to be erased A every time you fall asleep? G F#m Waking up as a clean slate Bm without a sense of reality? G And will I end up the same Bm A way when I grow old and G turn to grey? As time leaves F#m me behind to fade away away Post Chorus: Bm G Bm G Bm G Bm A Verse 3: This is the story Bm G of a man that I know Bm He knows my face G but he doesn't know me Bm Pretends he does every G time we meet And puts Bm A his questions on repeat Verse 4: Like Are you staying out G of trouble? What's the plan? F#m Can we go see G-Ma down the street? When I saw her G last she didn't say much F#m of anything But if I were there think how much better it would be" Verse 5: G They break the news a few times a week F#m And every time it's followed by the same thing G He sits outside and keeps F#m quiet for a while And forgets and goes to sleep Bridge: G F#m Life with a heavy soul Will that be me eventually? G F#m Death by a deadly dull Will that be me? Chorus 3: Bm G It's a deadly dull F#m Like a sword stuck Bm in its sheath A mind G once sharp and full F#m Now clouded and diseased Chorus 4: G Bm What's it like to be erased A every time you fall asleep? G F#m Waking up as a clean slate Bm without a sense of reality? G And will I end up the same Bm A way when I grow old and G turn to grey? As time leaves F#m me behind to fade away away Outro: Bm G Bm G Bm G Bm A G